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Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2006 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 296,450 10.4 10.4 9.3 10.0 16.6 10.8 10.0 8.6 7.2 11.9 10.6 9.7 8.3
Age
Under 18 years 73,727 14.8 14.8 13.8 14.8 17.5 15.6 14.8 12.2 9.3 16.6 13.7 13.0 10.3
Related children 72,609 14.4 14.4 13.4 14.4 17.0 15.2 14.4 11.8 8.9 16.2 13.3 12.6 9.8
Under 6 years 24,204 17.2 17.2 16.3 17.6 19.6 18.2 17.6 15.0 11.4 19.3 15.9 15.2 12.4
18 to 24 years 28,405 15.5 15.5 14.8 16.2 18.9 16.9 16.2 15.1 13.8 18.6 17.3 16.6 15.5
25 to 44 years 82,630 9.2 9.2 8.5 9.2 11.5 9.8 9.2 8.0 6.6 10.8 9.5 8.9 7.5
45 to 64 years 75,653 6.9 6.8 5.7 6.1 11.9 7.2 6.1 5.3 5.0 8.2 7.8 6.7 5.9
65 years and over 36,035 7.7 7.6 4.9 5.0 34.8 6.1 5.0 4.2 4.1 7.2 7.2 6.1 5.2
65 to 74 years 18,998 7.2 7.0 4.8 4.9 29.5 5.9 4.9 4.1 4.0 7.0 6.9 5.8 5.0
75 years and over 17,037 8.3 8.3 5.1 5.1 40.7 6.3 5.1 4.3 4.2 7.5 7.5 6.3 5.4
Family Relationship
In families 245,199 9.2 9.2 8.2 8.9 14.1 9.6 8.9 7.5 6.0 10.6 9.0 8.3 6.9
In married-couple families 187,788 4.7 4.7 3.9 4.4 8.9 4.8 4.4 3.9 2.9 5.4 4.4 4.1 3.5
With related children under 18 114,669 5.6 5.6 4.9 5.6 7.0 5.9 5.6 4.7 3.1 6.5 4.9 4.6 3.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 43,223 27.7 27.7 25.9 27.3 35.3 29.6 27.3 22.3 18.3 31.6 27.7 25.4 20.0
With related children under 18 31,802 34.0 34.0 32.3 34.1 40.4 36.3 34.1 27.4 22.2 38.4 33.2 31.0 24.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 14,188 12.6 12.5 11.0 12.1 18.2 13.5 12.1 11.2 9.3 15.1 13.1 11.9 11.0
With related children under 18 7,804 16.6 16.5 14.9 16.0 19.8 16.6 16.0 14.7 11.5 18.2 14.9 14.4 13.0
Unrelated individuals 49,884 15.7 15.7 13.8 14.5 28.3 15.8 14.5 13.0 12.9 17.6 17.5 16.2 14.6
Living alone 31,213 12.3 12.3 9.7 10.1 29.5 11.8 10.1 8.1 8.1 13.3 13.2 11.5 9.5
65 years and over 10,897 12.0 12.1 7.3 7.3 48.9 9.0 7.3 5.4 5.4 10.5 10.5 8.9 7.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 249,092 9.9 9.9 8.9 9.5 15.5 10.3 9.5 8.2 6.9 11.4 10.1 9.3 8.0
Inside principal cities 95,138 13.8 13.7 12.6 13.6 20.1 14.8 13.6 11.6 9.8 16.0 14.3 13.0 10.9
Outside principal cities 153,954 7.5 7.5 6.5 7.0 12.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 5.2 8.6 7.6 7.0 6.1
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47,357 13.1 13.1 11.6 12.4 22.7 13.3 12.4 10.5 8.8 14.6 12.9 12.0 9.9
Region
Northeast 54,072 9.7 9.7 8.8 9.3 15.7 10.3 9.3 7.6 6.5 11.3 10.1 9.2 7.4
Midwest 65,411 9.6 9.5 8.6 9.2 15.8 9.7 9.2 7.9 6.8 10.5 9.5 9.0 7.8
South 107,902 11.8 11.7 10.3 11.1 18.7 11.8 11.1 9.7 8.1 13.2 11.7 10.9 9.3
West 69,065 9.7 9.7 8.7 9.6 14.8 10.7 9.6 8.3 6.8 11.7 10.2 9.0 7.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 222,723 9.0 8.9 7.8 8.4 16.3 9.2 8.4 7.4 6.6 10.4 9.5 8.7 7.6
18 to 24 years old 28,405 15.5 15.5 14.8 16.2 18.9 16.9 16.2 15.1 13.8 18.6 17.3 16.6 15.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5,997 23.3 23.2 22.1 23.5 28.3 24.9 23.5 21.1 18.8 27.0 24.9 23.6 21.0
25 years old and over 194,318 8.0 8.0 6.8 7.2 16.0 8.1 7.2 6.2 5.5 9.2 8.4 7.5 6.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,742 19.1 19.1 16.5 17.5 37.0 20.2 17.5 14.6 12.6 22.4 20.4 17.7 14.8
High school graduate, no college 61,490 8.9 8.8 7.5 8.1 19.1 8.9 8.1 7.0 6.1 10.1 9.3 8.4 7.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49,243 6.2 6.1 5.2 5.6 12.1 6.2 5.6 4.8 4.3 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.1
Bachelor's degree or more 55,842 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.7 5.5 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 178,815 8.9 8.9 8.1 8.7 12.5 9.5 8.7 7.7 6.8 10.6 9.7 8.9 7.8
Worked at full-time jobs 121,627 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.4 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.2 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.0
50 to 52 weeks 103,851 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.2 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 21,574 12.0 11.9 11.0 12.6 16.5 13.5 12.6 11.2 9.8 15.3 13.8 12.8 11.4
Did not work 35,613 26.6 26.5 24.0 24.6 38.5 27.6 24.6 21.8 20.7 29.1 28.0 25.0 22.2
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 15,757 38.2 38.3 35.8 37.2 61.0 52.5 37.2 26.6 24.3 54.4 52.0 36.7 26.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 5,488 58.8 58.8 57.3 59.3 74.1 69.5 59.3 42.9 38.4 70.5 66.2 56.8 40.3
SSI 11,321 30.2 30.2 27.4 28.5 57.2 47.1 28.5 19.9 18.8 49.3 47.8 29.2 20.6
Food stamps 21,780 54.4 54.2 51.5 54.3 69.7 59.9 54.3 38.5 31.9 62.2 56.4 51.0 34.4
Housing assistance 10,250 51.0 50.6 50.6 52.8 73.8 59.1 52.8 32.9 27.0 60.4 56.3 50.1 28.1
Energy assistance 6,502 46.3 46.0 42.3 45.2 68.4 51.5 45.2 30.9 25.2 53.9 48.3 42.1 27.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 32,978 35.5 35.4 33.0 35.5 43.0 37.8 35.5 27.3 20.7 40.2 33.6 31.3 22.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 7,647 60.5 60.5 57.9 59.9 82.9 75.7 59.9 39.7 36.2 77.2 73.6 58.3 38.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 249,567 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.9 15.0 8.8 7.9 6.4 5.4 9.6 8.6 7.6 6.2
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 177,083 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.2 4.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.5 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.0
Medicare 40,335 9.0 9.0 6.3 6.4 38.9 8.3 6.4 5.1 4.9 9.5 9.3 7.3 6.0
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,562 22.3 22.3 18.6 19.1 62.1 31.1 19.1 12.4 11.8 33.0 32.1 19.7 13.2
Medicaid 38,088 34.2 34.1 32.1 34.0 48.8 39.6 34.0 26.1 21.4 41.6 37.1 31.6 23.4
Not covered at any time during the year 46,883 21.5 21.4 19.7 21.3 25.2 21.6 21.3 20.0 17.1 24.1 21.3 20.9 19.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2006 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 296,450 30,895 30,807 27,552 29,614 49,291 32,074 29,614 25,422 21,486 35,321 31,340 28,888 24,562
Age
Under 18 years 73,727 10,932 10,907 10,185 10,944 12,882 11,509 10,944 9,022 6,865 12,258 10,137 9,591 7,571
Related children 72,609 10,448 10,431 9,711 10,450 12,349 11,003 10,450 8,541 6,427 11,744 9,675 9,132 7,127
Under 6 years 24,204 4,161 4,158 3,951 4,252 4,733 4,410 4,252 3,626 2,749 4,676 3,846 3,689 3,007
18 to 24 years 28,405 4,416 4,404 4,201 4,594 5,363 4,791 4,594 4,278 3,920 5,271 4,907 4,722 4,397
25 to 44 years 82,630 7,582 7,567 7,054 7,638 9,538 8,128 7,638 6,594 5,438 8,965 7,818 7,329 6,232
45 to 64 years 75,653 5,201 5,177 4,344 4,628 8,969 5,449 4,628 4,031 3,794 6,219 5,901 5,066 4,488
65 years and over 36,035 2,764 2,753 1,769 1,811 12,540 2,196 1,811 1,497 1,469 2,609 2,577 2,180 1,873
65 to 74 years 18,998 1,358 1,339 902 937 5,599 1,124 937 773 754 1,323 1,302 1,108 950
75 years and over 17,037 1,406 1,414 866 874 6,941 1,072 874 724 715 1,286 1,275 1,072 923
Family Relationship
In families 245,199 22,564 22,503 20,162 21,846 34,595 23,653 21,846 18,446 14,632 25,997 22,155 20,345 16,815
In married-couple families 187,788 8,817 8,762 7,406 8,306 16,747 8,942 8,306 7,230 5,379 10,208 8,345 7,687 6,603
With related children under 18 114,669 6,424 6,403 5,647 6,413 8,025 6,734 6,413 5,432 3,601 7,462 5,635 5,300 4,319
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 43,223 11,965 11,965 11,194 11,820 15,271 12,800 11,820 9,623 7,927 13,648 11,954 10,972 8,651
With related children under 18 31,802 10,809 10,808 10,265 10,836 12,849 11,550 10,836 8,725 7,065 12,225 10,547 9,867 7,646
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 14,188 1,782 1,776 1,562 1,719 2,577 1,911 1,719 1,593 1,326 2,142 1,856 1,687 1,560
With related children under 18 7,804 1,292 1,287 1,165 1,246 1,543 1,295 1,246 1,146 901 1,420 1,164 1,124 1,017
Unrelated individuals 49,884 7,838 7,817 6,903 7,240 14,114 7,875 7,240 6,467 6,419 8,767 8,714 8,076 7,306
Living alone 31,213 3,840 3,825 3,021 3,150 9,194 3,687 3,150 2,541 2,518 4,159 4,126 3,589 2,972
65 years and over 10,897 1,313 1,316 791 795 5,324 978 795 590 590 1,147 1,147 971 761
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 249,092 24,712 24,626 22,074 23,761 38,524 25,758 23,761 20,460 17,303 28,404 25,220 23,220 19,864
Inside principal cities 95,138 13,116 13,073 12,011 12,916 19,162 14,079 12,916 11,050 9,324 15,176 13,567 12,396 10,398
Outside principal cities 153,954 11,595 11,553 10,062 10,845 19,362 11,679 10,845 9,410 7,979 13,228 11,653 10,824 9,466
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47,357 6,183 6,182 5,479 5,853 10,767 6,316 5,853 4,963 4,183 6,917 6,120 5,668 4,698
Region
Northeast 54,072 5,266 5,256 4,753 5,047 8,491 5,556 5,047 4,085 3,528 6,102 5,475 4,973 4,017
Midwest 65,411 6,258 6,224 5,644 5,991 10,332 6,359 5,991 5,197 4,470 6,900 6,218 5,873 5,081
South 107,902 12,688 12,661 11,164 11,954 20,232 12,777 11,954 10,439 8,776 14,260 12,624 11,798 10,085
West 69,065 6,682 6,667 5,991 6,623 10,238 7,381 6,623 5,701 4,711 8,059 7,023 6,243 5,379
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 222,723 19,963 19,900 17,368 18,670 36,409 20,565 18,670 16,401 14,621 23,064 21,203 19,297 16,990
18 to 24 years old 28,405 4,416 4,404 4,201 4,594 5,363 4,791 4,594 4,278 3,920 5,271 4,907 4,722 4,397
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5,997 1,398 1,394 1,323 1,408 1,696 1,491 1,408 1,265 1,130 1,622 1,495 1,416 1,258
25 years old and over 194,318 15,547 15,496 13,167 14,077 31,046 15,773 14,077 12,123 10,701 17,793 16,295 14,575 12,594
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,742 5,296 5,288 4,566 4,854 10,254 5,607 4,854 4,049 3,497 6,206 5,673 4,911 4,096
High school graduate, no college 61,490 5,470 5,442 4,641 4,969 11,750 5,498 4,969 4,282 3,742 6,230 5,694 5,156 4,417
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49,243 3,033 3,024 2,550 2,750 5,950 3,063 2,750 2,368 2,126 3,495 3,172 2,848 2,494
Bachelor's degree or more 55,842 1,748 1,743 1,410 1,504 3,092 1,606 1,504 1,424 1,336 1,862 1,756 1,661 1,586
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 178,815 15,982 15,936 14,467 15,628 22,359 17,074 15,628 13,775 12,140 19,015 17,290 15,844 13,969
Worked at full-time jobs 121,627 3,930 3,932 3,543 4,142 5,084 4,329 4,142 3,593 2,658 5,359 4,356 4,174 3,610
50 to 52 weeks 103,851 1,995 1,989 1,765 2,180 2,561 2,277 2,180 1,866 1,258 2,970 2,309 2,212 1,891
Worked at part-time jobs 21,574 2,580 2,561 2,378 2,708 3,555 2,907 2,708 2,407 2,107 3,294 2,972 2,766 2,453
Did not work 35,613 9,471 9,443 8,546 8,777 13,720 9,837 8,777 7,775 7,376 10,362 9,962 8,904 7,906
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 15,757 6,025 6,034 5,646 5,855 9,613 8,266 5,855 4,196 3,832 8,570 8,186 5,784 4,145
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 5,488 3,227 3,226 3,147 3,255 4,068 3,812 3,255 2,353 2,105 3,868 3,635 3,115 2,212
SSI 11,321 3,414 3,423 3,103 3,222 6,470 5,330 3,222 2,257 2,125 5,581 5,412 3,303 2,337
Food stamps 21,780 11,858 11,804 11,218 11,835 15,184 13,054 11,835 8,386 6,954 13,550 12,279 11,100 7,493
Housing assistance 10,250 5,226 5,184 5,184 5,407 7,561 6,062 5,407 3,373 2,763 6,192 5,772 5,136 2,877
Energy assistance 6,502 3,012 2,989 2,754 2,942 4,446 3,348 2,942 2,010 1,641 3,502 3,143 2,737 1,766
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 32,978 11,699 11,675 10,868 11,706 14,172 12,465 11,706 8,996 6,825 13,269 11,091 10,325 7,539
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 7,647 4,628 4,630 4,426 4,577 6,341 5,790 4,577 3,034 2,771 5,903 5,631 4,457 2,942
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 249,567 20,798 20,752 18,299 19,632 37,478 21,933 19,632 16,066 13,462 24,038 21,358 19,079 15,429
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 177,083 4,220 4,232 3,489 3,960 7,286 4,088 3,960 3,530 2,686 4,985 4,023 3,896 3,500
Medicare 40,335 3,637 3,631 2,523 2,591 15,710 3,366 2,591 2,038 1,982 3,830 3,739 2,944 2,408
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,562 1,240 1,242 1,032 1,063 3,451 1,731 1,063 689 654 1,834 1,783 1,096 736
Medicaid 38,088 13,035 12,999 12,216 12,963 18,599 15,075 12,963 9,944 8,160 15,858 14,112 12,038 8,901
Not covered at any time during the year 46,883 10,097 10,056 9,254 9,982 11,814 10,140 9,982 9,357 8,024 11,283 9,982 9,808 9,133
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2006 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Related children (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Under 6 years (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
45 to 64 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
65 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
65 to 74 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
75 years and over (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
In married-couple families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
With related children under 18 (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Living alone (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Inside principal cities (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Outside principal cities (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Region
Northeast (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
South (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
25 years old and over (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Did not work (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.2
SSI (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.6
Food stamps (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6
Housing assistance (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7
Energy assistance (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Medicare (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.2
Medicaid (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2006 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 0 382 382 363 375 465 388 375 350 324 405 385 371 345
Age
Under 18 years 0 196 196 190 196 210 201 196 181 160 206 190 186 167
Related children 381 193 192 187 193 207 197 193 176 155 202 186 182 163
Under 6 years 243 126 126 123 127 133 129 127 118 103 133 121 119 108
18 to 24 years 0 89 89 87 90 97 92 90 88 84 96 93 91 89
25 to 44 years 0 117 117 114 118 130 121 118 110 101 126 119 116 107
45 to 64 years 0 98 98 90 93 126 101 93 87 85 107 104 97 92
65 years and over 0 71 71 58 59 128 64 59 54 53 70 69 64 60
65 to 74 years 0 51 51 42 43 97 47 43 39 38 50 50 46 43
75 years and over 0 52 52 41 41 106 46 41 38 37 50 50 46 42
Family Relationship
In families 359 332 331 315 327 401 339 327 302 271 354 329 316 289
In married-couple families 466 213 212 195 206 289 214 206 193 167 228 207 199 185
With related children under 18 474 182 182 171 182 203 186 182 168 137 196 171 166 150
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 345 246 246 238 245 277 254 245 222 202 262 246 236 211
With related children under 18 302 234 234 229 235 255 242 235 211 191 249 232 224 198
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 209 97 97 91 95 116 100 95 91 84 106 99 94 91
With related children under 18 156 82 82 78 81 90 83 81 78 69 86 78 77 73
Unrelated individuals 206 114 114 105 108 167 114 108 101 101 122 122 116 109
Living alone 170 74 74 65 67 126 73 67 59 59 78 78 72 64
65 years and over 105 41 42 32 32 90 36 32 27 27 39 39 35 31
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 346 346 345 328 340 420 352 340 317 293 368 349 336 313
Inside principal cities 455 257 257 247 255 308 266 255 237 218 276 261 250 230
Outside principal cities 485 243 242 227 235 309 243 235 219 202 258 243 235 220
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 437 219 219 206 213 287 221 213 197 181 231 218 210 191
Region
Northeast 0 171 171 162 167 217 176 167 151 140 184 174 166 149
Midwest 0 185 184 175 181 237 186 181 168 156 194 184 179 166
South 0 269 269 252 261 340 270 261 244 224 285 268 259 240
West 0 197 197 187 196 244 207 196 182 165 216 202 190 177
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 143 311 310 292 302 404 315 302 284 269 332 320 306 289
18 to 24 years old 174 89 89 87 90 97 92 90 88 84 96 93 91 89
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 84 52 52 51 52 57 54 52 50 47 56 54 52 49
25 years old and over 213 277 277 256 265 378 279 265 247 232 295 283 269 251
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 172 165 165 154 158 228 170 158 145 135 179 171 159 146
High school graduate, no college 235 168 168 155 160 243 168 160 149 139 179 171 163 151
College: Less than bachelor's degree 217 126 126 115 120 175 126 120 111 106 135 129 122 114
Bachelor's degree or more 227 96 96 86 89 127 92 89 86 84 99 96 93 91
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 192 281 280 268 278 327 289 278 262 247 304 291 280 264
Worked at full-time jobs 369 143 143 136 147 162 150 147 137 118 166 150 147 137
50 to 52 weeks 382 102 102 96 107 116 109 107 99 81 124 110 108 100
Worked at part-time jobs 242 116 116 112 119 136 123 119 112 105 131 125 120 113
Did not work 300 219 219 209 211 261 223 211 199 194 229 225 213 201
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 180 97 97 93 95 129 118 95 78 74 120 117 94 78
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 92 67 67 67 68 77 74 68 57 53 75 72 66 55
SSI 144 70 70 66 67 101 90 67 55 54 93 91 68 56
Food stamps 227 148 148 143 148 176 158 148 119 106 162 152 142 111
Housing assistance 135 89 89 89 91 111 97 91 69 62 98 94 88 63
Energy assistance 101 65 65 62 64 81 69 64 52 47 71 66 62 49
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 312 147 147 140 147 168 154 147 124 104 160 142 136 111
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 112 83 83 81 82 100 95 82 65 62 96 93 81 64
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 318 319 319 301 311 416 327 311 283 260 341 323 307 278
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 433 148 148 135 144 194 146 144 136 119 161 145 142 135
Medicare 304 138 138 115 116 280 133 116 103 102 141 140 124 112
Both Medicare and Medicaid 120 81 81 74 75 134 95 75 60 59 98 97 76 62
Medicaid 297 257 256 249 256 303 275 256 225 205 281 266 247 214
Not covered at any time during the year 323 227 226 218 226 245 227 226 219 203 239 226 224 216
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes